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B. A. PALLISTER. MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND EYELETING LABELS.

Patexited July 28, 1885.

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E. A. PALLISTER. MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND EYELETING LABELS.

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B. A. PALLISTER.

MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND EYELETING LABELS. No. 323,067.

Patented July 28, 1885.

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MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND EYBLETING LABELS.

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EDGAR ARNOLD PALLISTER, OF LEEDS, COUNTY OF YORK, ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND EYELETING LABELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.323,067, dated July 28,1885. Application filed November 22, 18 83. (No model.) Patented inEngland October .21, 1880, No. 4,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR ARNOLD PAL LISTER, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at Leeds, in the county of York,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machineryfor Folding and Eyeleting Labels, of which the following is aspecification.

Letters Patent for this invention were granted to me in Great Britain onOctober 21, 1880, and are numbered 4,299.

My invention relates to the label-carrier, to the templets for givingthe folds to the label, to the mechanism for punching and eyeleting thelabel, and to the mechanism for actuating the various parts, all ashereinafter detailed.

, In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2is a front elevation, and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, of the machine.Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the upper part of the machine at theline A B of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents the label after the side foldshave been made, and Fig. 6 shows the label after the end fold has beenmade. Fig. 7 is a section of the female templet, the plate or table forsupporting the label, and the pusher. Fig. 8 is a plan of the partsshown in Fig. 7 below the line 3/ y. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the maletemplet, label-carrier, and swinging arm. Fig. 10 is a front elevationof the swinging arm and its parts and the means for actuating them. Fig.11 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is aperspective view of the male and female templets and of part of theplate over which the label is carried. This figure illustrates how theside folds are given to the label. Fig. 13 is a sectional view showingthe same parts represented in Fig. 7, but with the pusher justcommencing to push the label between the two plates that form the endfold to the label.

(t represents the frame of the machine, and b are bearings thereon forthe axis 1) of the forked arm 0. This arm receives a swinging movementthrough the cam g, lever to, link 1', and lever is, the latter beingkeyed to the axis 1) of the arm 6. The label-carrier is mounted upon thearm 0, and is madewith a base-piece, h, fitted to slide upon the arm a,and adjusted thereon by the screw h to accommodate the length of label.The lower end of the label rests upon the stop h, and h if are flangedcarriers which support the sides of the label.

a is the male templet, secured to a slide, d, that moves in a mortise inthe arm a, and the upper end of this templet is of triangular or shape.The slide (1 and templet 0 receive a vertical movement at the propertime by the cam a, bent lever m, and link Z. Ver m is slotted for thebolt that connects the link Z to m,- hence by varying the position ofthe bolt in said slot the movement given to the slide (1 may be variedto suit the label operated upon. The earns a and g are upon a shaft, 9that receives its motion from the driving-shaft 0 and gearing 19. Thefemale templet f is a plate secured to the cross-bar f of the frame f ff. This plate f has a notch therein, of the same shape as the triangularend of the male templet 6, but slightly larger, and the plate f isrecessed to leave a space between the plate f and the bar f, to allowfor the passage of the templet c and the partlyfolded label.

The operation of the parts thus far described is as follows: The label Zis placed between the carriers h with its lower end resting against thestop 7/, as illustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 15, and full linesin Fig. 14. The arm 0 is now swung toward the frame of the machine bythe cam g and connections, and the male templet c and upper part of thelabel are carried into the female templet f. As the templet 6 passes bythe edges of the notch in f the upper corners of the label are bent overagainst the edges of c, forming the side folds of the label, asrepresented in Fig. 5. The slide d is now actuated by the cam 92,

The lebent lever m, and rod Z, and the male templet e is raisedvertically within the female templet f, carrying the label with it untilthe top of the label is above the opening between the two plates t v,hereinafter described. The slide d is now drawn down, bringing with itthe male templet, and leaving the label to be acted upon by the pusherw. The pusher x is a thin metal plate at the upper ends of the levers10, which levers swing upon the shaft y, and are actuated by the cam g.The plate 1; is made in two parts, connected together by the screw 12,and secured to the cross-bar f. The arm 25 is over the central part ofthe plate 1), and is secured to the cross-bar a of the frame. There isspace between the plate 12 and arm t sufficient for the passage of thepusher and label. The vertical bars f 5 j, that support the crossbar f,are bent at and said end of the label is turned back upon the pusher a"by the angle 25 of the cross-bar a as the pusher carries forward thelabel between tand '0, as illustrated in Fig. 18, and this gives the endfold to the label shown at s in Fig. 6. The pusher 00 moves the labelforward upon the plate '0, and beneath a spring, 1, to the positionshown in Fig. 4, where the punching and eyeleting operations areperformed. The pusher or is drawn back after the label has been broughtto position as aforesaid, and the spring 1 holds the label in placewhile the pusher is being drawn back, and also while the punching andeyeleting are being performed.

The operation of punching is effected by the punch 2, mounted on thesliding piece 3, and the die4, which is carried on the swing-frame 5.The required movement is given to the punch 2 from the cam 6 or itsequivalent through connecting-rod 7 and lever 8. After the punchingoperation, and as soon as the punch 2 is withdrawn, the swing-frame 5,carrying the die 4, is moved out of the way for the eyeleting operation,and for this purpose I employ the slot-plate 9, which forms the lowerend of the swing-frame 5, which is actu. ated as hereinafter described.

For the eyelet-ing operation the vertical rod 10 is provided, into thetop of which is fitted a pin, 11, which projects therefrom (and which isretained in the projecting position by means of a spiral spring, 11, inthe upper end of the rod 10) to receive the eyelet from the spout orconductor 12 of the feeding-box 13. Having received the eyelet, and thehole in the label having been punched, a vertical movement is impartedto the rod 10 by the cam 14, which forces the eyelet through the hole inthe label. The punch 2 is brought down again and passes within theeyelet, causing the pin 11 to retire into the end of the rod 10. The rod10 carries a projecting pin and runner, 15, in its lower hall, whichengage in the slot in slotted plate 9. The vertical movement of the rod10 and runner 15 thus causes the swingframe 5 to tilt to one side,moving the die 4 out of the way for the eyeleting operation. Theenlarged part of the punch 2 and the end of the vertical rod 10 arebrought together, thereby clinching the eyelet in the label. This beingdone, the punch 2 and the vertical rod 10 retire clear of the eyelet.After this operation the levers or arms 20, carrying the pusher 00,continue to move back in the direction shown' by the arrow, Fig. 4, andcarry with them the loose hanging pieces 45 to the rear end of thelabel. Vhen a forward movement is given to the arms to and pusher no, asbefore described, the hanging pieces 45 push the eyeleted label forward,whence it maybe allowed to drop into a convenient receptacle. Thefeed-boX 13 and spout er conductor 12 are supported by two pivoted arms,16, upon a stationary plate that projects laterally from the frame a.One of the arms 16 is made as one end of a bent lever, and to the otherend of said lever at 255 there is a pivoted link that is connected atits lower end with the slotted plate 9. The parts are so proportionedthat as the bar 10 and pin 11 are moved up the conductor 12 is swung sothat the last eyelet is taken upon the end of the pin 11, and then theconductor 12 is drawn back out of the way of the further movement of thepin as it carries the eyelet up into the label or tag.

When the machine is required to be worked by manual labor, motion isimparted from the treadle 17 to the crank 18 by means of aconnecting-rod; but when it is driven by motive power motion istransmitted to the drivingshaft 0 from the fast pulley 19.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the swinging arm 0,adjustable label-carrier, slide at, and male templet secured to saidslide, of the stationary female templet f, and means for actuating theswinging arm and slide, substantially as set forth.

2. The swinging arm 0, adjustable label-earrier, levers 7c and to, linki, and cam g, in combination with the slide (Z, templet 6,connecting-rod Z, bent lever m, cam a, and means for rotating the cams,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

:8. The combination, with the swinging arm a, label-carrier, slide (Z,male templet e, and female templet f, of the plates to, pusher w, leversw, and means, substantially as specified, for actuating the arm, slide,and levers, sub stantially as set forth.

4. In a machine for folding and eyeleting labels, the combination of aswinging arm, a label-carrier, a slide mounted on said arm, a maletemplet secured to said slide and having a triangular upper end, afemale templet having an opening in its face corresponding to the shapeof the end of the male templet, and means for swinging the arm andcarrying the male templet and label into the female templet,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the plates 15 o and spring 1, secured tosaidplates, of the levers w, fingers 45, hanging loosely from saidlevers, the pusher x, and means for actuating said levers '10,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination, with the swinging arm IIO c, of the label-carrierconsisting of the basepiece It and adj usting-screw b the stop h, andplates k substantially as and for the purposes set forth. l

7. In combination with the means for folding and holding the label, theslide 3 and punch 2,and means for actuating the slide, the swingingframe 5, having a cam-sl0t therein, the die 4, carried by said frame,the vertical sliding bar 10, the spring-pin 11 at the top of IO said bar10, the runner 15, entering the camslot in frame 5, and means foractuating the bar 10 and for supplying eyelets to the pin 11,substantially as set forth.

EDGAR ARNOLD PALLISTER. Witnesses:

J. W. HARDING, J. CLARK JEFFERSON.

